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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 95886

In this procedure, a thin needle electrode is inserted briefly into several muscles of one arm or leg to record the electrical signals those muscles produce, which helps show whether a muscle or the nerve supplying it is working normally. It is done as the complete version of the test, checking a broad enough set of muscles to cover multiple nerves or nerve roots in that limb, and is typically performed together with a separate test that measures how fast electrical signals travel along the nerves. Together the two tests help pinpoint problems like a pinched nerve, nerve damage, or a muscle disorder.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $166.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $79 to $331
$50$100$200$500professional $98

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Indiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$97.72

WI $200IN $95.50

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.